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5 May 2019

Top effort from Tofane

Promising filly Tofane is the latest black type graduate for Waikato Stud stallion Ocean Park. She went to the next level on Saturday with a gallant run to finish runner-up in the Gr.2 Euclase Stakes …

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5 May 2019

A Savabeel filly not to be ignored

Savabeel three-year-old Ignored accounted for her older opposition in remarkable fashion at Te Rapa yesterday afternoon. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced filly looked to have blown her chance at the start, giving away many lengths. …

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4 May 2019

Rock ‘n’ Pop’s son strikes

Champion trainer Chris Waller has a son of Waikato Stud’s Rock ‘n’ Pop on target for a Queensland staying feature. He produced The Lord Mayor to win convincingly win today’s Gold Coast Cup and will …

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3 May 2019

O’Reilly mare blossoming

Beautifully-related four-year-old Claddagh is starting to do her rich pedigree justice with further success at Pukekohe today. The daughter of Waikato Stud’s late champion stallion O’Reilly hinted at her staying potential last season. She was …

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3 May 2019

Garry’s Corner – 3 May, 2019

Thoroughbred horse breeding has many twists and turns. Many ups and downs but we persevere because we not only love the mystery and excitement but the fact there is always something ahead of us. The …

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30 April 2019

Ardrossan an exciting addition to Waikato Stud roster

Lightly-tried stakes winning sprinter Ardrossan will offer New Zealand breeders a unique opportunity to tap into a high-class source of speed and class when he begins the second phase of his career later this year …

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29 April 2019

Rock ‘n’ Pop 3YO off to fast start

The China Horse Club-owned Orleans Rock has made an encouraging start to his career from Kevin Myers’ stable. Taken south for the Marlborough meeting, he finished fourth on the first day before coming from last …

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27 April 2019

Savabeel mare super in Travis

Savabeel’s daughter Supera capped a cracking season with victory in the Gr.2 Travis Stakes at Te Rapa this afternoon. The four-year-old has proven a model of consistency throughout her current campaign that commenced back in …

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27 April 2019

Double strike for Ocean Park

Ocean Park produced a trans-Tasman double with siring successes at Caulfield and Hastings. The consistent Ocean Deep struck first for Lindsay Park Racing and then the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Wild Seas followed suit. …

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26 April 2019

Garry’s Corner – 26 April, 2019

Time goes very quickly if you are a horse breeder. When I first moved to Manawatu it would be fair to say the power players in the thoroughbred industry were shared pretty evenly geographically, Te …

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26 April 2019

Magnificent seven for Savabeel

It’s been raining winners for multiple champion sire Savabeel with a haul of seven in the past week. The Waikato Stud’s resident’s son The Chosen One led the charge with a stunning victory in the …

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20 April 2019

Mahalangur an exciting prospect

Waikato Stud graduate Mahalangur has continued his impressive march through the city grades in Sydney. He won for the fourth time from 12 starts when a dominant last-start winner at Randwick at the weekend. The …

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